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Meanings of conjuring in English

Portuguese
conjuração
Catalan
encantament

Calling up a spirit or devil.

        conjuração
        Usage of conjuring in English
        1
        It's not an easy thing, conjuring sea serpent pheromone, believe you me.
        James Potter and the Vault of Destinies
        2
        He'd been conjuring this idea for the better part of a week.
        Tomato rhapsody: a fable of love, lust and forbidden fruit
        3
        As in conjuring everything found was placed beforehand in the desired position.
        Inferences from Haunted Houses and Haunted Men
        4
        In the midst of their conjuring, the Inquisition came down upon them.
        The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume ...
        5
        Bellis could imagine their frantic work gauging aetherial currents, stoking and conjuring.
        The Scar
        6
        The pleasure his word-conjuring can yield is chiefly of the sensuous order.
        Balzac
        7
        After conjuring them up he was left craving for more substantial replicants.
        The Naked God
        8
        Sorcery required no conjuring vessels, so why was this undead wearing one?
        Sister of the dead
        9
        The music was clearly Caster music, conjuring a spell of its own.
        Beautiful creatures
        10
        I nodded, conjuring up an image of Mrs. Kirschmann draped in fur.
        The burglar who liked to quote kipling
        11
        This is a subtle, perfect conjuring up of Brennan's own dislocated condition.
        The Guardian
        12
        There is more to this project than the conjuring of the avanc.
        The Scar
        13
        The shifty workings of the word are typical of Crace's verbal conjuring.
        The Guardian
        14
        Farage seems to have an uncanny knack for conjuring capital from crises.
        The Guardian
        15
        He looked like an African savage being shown a simple conjuring trick.
        Lucky Jim
        16
        A crystal ball and other conjuring implements were found on his person.
        Inns and Taverns of Old London
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        Translations for conjuring
        Conjuring through the time
        Conjuring across language varieties
        Ireland
        Common
        United Kingdom
        Common
        United States of America
        Common